Speakur

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paternal aunt

/pəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəl ˈɑːnt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
pa-ter-nal aunt
IPA
/pəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəl ˈɑːnt/
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sister of someone’s father.

noun

The wife of a sibling of someone’s father.

Inflected Forms

paternal aunts (plural)

Phrases

maternal aunt maternal uncle paternal uncle

Frequently Paired Words

maternal aunt maternal uncle paternal uncle

Questions

How do you pronounce paternal aunt?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəl ˈɑːnt/.
What does paternal aunt mean?
A sister of someone’s father.

How to pronounce paternal aunt

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